overapply

ˌəʊvərəˈplaɪ

overappliedoverapplies

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Definition of overapply - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

excessive application

Rare

apply something in too large amounts

Rare

She tends to overapply sunscreen at the beach.

overindulge

overuse

strict enforcement

Rare

enforce rules or principles too strictly

Rare

The teacher tends to overapply the school rules.

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Origin of overapply

English, over (excessively) + apply (put to use)

Examples of overapply in a sentence

He tends to overapply fertilizer in the garden.
Officials may overapply regulations, stifling innovation.
Parents sometimes overapply discipline at home.

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French:surappliquer, appliquer de manière excessive, ...
German:übermäßig auftragen, zu streng durchsetzen, ...
Italian:mettere troppo, applicare troppo rigidamente, ...
Spanish:aplicarse, aplicar, ...
Portuguese:aplicar em excesso, impor, ...
Chinese:过量使用, 过度执行, ...
Japanese:塗りすぎる, 厳格に適用する, ...
Arabic:أَفْرَطَ, شَدَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְמָרוֹחַ יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, לְהַחְמִיר בְּאֲכִיפָה, ...
Russian:перебарщивать, чрезмерно применять, ...
Ukrainian:перебільшувати, перестаратися, ...
Hindi:अधिक लगाना, अधिक लागू करना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত প্রয়োগ করা, অতিরিক্তভাবে প্রয়োগ করা, ...
Catalan:sobreaplicar, sobreactuar, ...
Czech:přehnat to s nanášením, přehnaně uplatňovat, ...
Danish:påføre for meget, overhåndhæve, ...
Dutch:te veel aanbrengen, overdrijven, ...
Greek:βάζω υπερβολική ποσότητα, επιβάλλω υπερβολικά, ...
Hungarian:túl sokat felvinni, túlságosan szigorúan alkalmazni, ...
Khmer:លាបហួសពេក, អនុវត្តច្បាប់តឹងរ៉ឹងហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:과도하게 바르다, 지나치게 적용하다, ...
Persian:زیاده‌روی کرد, بیش از حد سختگیرانه اجرا کرد, ...
Polish:nadmiernie nałożyć, zbyt surowo egzekwować, ...
Portuguese (BR):exagerar, aplicar excessivamente, ...
Romanian:a aplica excesiv, a aplica prea strict, ...
Swedish:överapplicera, överdriva tillämpningen, ...
Thai:ทามากเกินไป, บังคับใช้กฎอย่างเข้มงวดเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı uygulamak, katı uygulamak, ...
Vietnamese:bôi quá nhiều, thực thi nghiêm ngặt, ...

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